4/04/2009

They are 30 x 30 cm. squared floor tiles, so four of them make a perfect 60 x 60 cm. DBA board easy to transport and to store. I bought four of them for 9 euros; it could be a little expensive but it isn't when compared to other DBA mats in the market. I bought them all in green so I didn't have to paint or flock them.I'm quite happy with the result. What do you think about it?

4/02/2009

Here are another three bases of my EIR army for DBA. Now I only need to finish two Lh, one Kn and one Bw and I'll have finished my DBA project for this year! Don't forget to click on the pics to see them big.

After translating CR 3.0 from Two Hour Wagames into Spanish with some guys from the forum La Armada, I decided to play the only scenario you can find in the rules: patrol. Two squads of five soldiers each are patrolling a sector of an insurgent city.

As the rules say, I divided the board into nine sections and numbered them from 1 to 9. Then I rolled to see where there could be Possible enemy Forces (PEFs) and I got a PEF in section 1, another one in section 2 and the last one in section 3. You can see the three PEF blips on the left side of the board.

There are four insurgents and the Alpha squad does an In Sight Test, passing 2d6. The soldier with the SAW fires, one insurgent is OOF and the rest of the group Ducks Back behind the building from where they came from, taking their fallen comrade with them.

The second PEF moves towards the third one in sector three and when crossing the street they are sighted by Bravo squad. The PEF is resolved and it is the main group formed by six insurgents armed with SA rifles, SMGs, a shotgun and a SAW.

A soldier is Knocked Down and results OD after passing 0d6 when trying to recover. During the fire fight an insurgent from PEF A is knocked down and finally stunned. The squad leader kills another insurgent and the rest of them retire.

A soldier from Alpha squad advances and discovers a new PEF (D) hidden in the central building.

In the other flank Bravo squad pops up to fire but the insurgents spot them and react instantly (remember they’re on Heroes All mode). A soldier is OOF and another one is knocked down and then OD. The soldier with the SAW is also OOF. There are only left the leader Rep 5, and a conscript Rep 3 on the second floor of the building.

Alpha squad leader steps ahead and spot PEF C and resolves it. They are eight rebels, one of them armed with a rocket launcher. Alpha squad fires at the insurgents and gets one OOF, their leader stunned and another one retiring.

PEF D activates and moves towards Alpha squad who spots it and discovers there are only two stragglers. The squad passes the In Sight Test, opens fire and one insurgent is OOF and the other one retires from where they came.

Bravo squad leader throws a grenade with so bad fortune that if falls at his feet. Fire in the hole! He doesn’t prone on time and results stunned. The conscript Rep 3 throws another grenade from the window and hits all the rebels, leaving one stunned on the floor and the rest outgunned and ducking back.

This time insurgents do not move. Alpha squad keeps running and takes control of the fire line down the road. Meanwhile, the two survivors from Bravo squad take positions and wait for the inminent attack of the rebels.